Special Weather Statement issued April 19 at 9:54AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 954 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Montra, Newbern, New Jerusalem, Lockington, Ridgeway, Woodstock, Botkins, Mount Victory, Millerstown, Kiser Lake State Park, Hardin, Pemberton, Piqua, West Mansfield, East Liberty, St. Paris, Logansville, Belle Center, North Lewisburg, and Lakeview. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 77 and 106. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
FORT RECOVERY - With two of the best baseball pitchers in the area squaring off, whichever team could get an advantage early was going to come away with the win.
St. Henry did just that, scoring two unearned runs in the third inning, which was enough for Redskin ace Ryan Mikesell, who outdueled Fort Recovery's Jackson Hobbs to claim a 2-0 win in Friday night Midwest Athletic Conference play. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Mat Rumer's training as a former deputy sheriff kicked in March 3 after he witnessed an SUV go airborne off a St. Marys overpass, down a 30-foot embankment and burst into flames.
$150,000 renovation expected to be complete in June
MARIA STEIN - When the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics Heritage Museum reopens in late June, six galleries will tell the story of how the shrine, sisters and relics all came to the site.
ROSSBURG - Eldora Speedway veterans Donny Schatz (World of Outlaw Sprint Cars) and Robert Ballou (USAC Sprint Cars) broke long winless streaks at the high-banked, 1/2-mile clay oval on Friday night as the nation's premier sprint car racing organizations raced together for the first time.
Melody Donovan struck out 12 Coldwater batters and Alexis Zacharias had a home run as Celina picked up a 9-0 win over Coldwater in a battle of Mercer County softball teams.
